Friday, May 30, 2014

Sanil Kumar: his plea to NZ authorities that Fiji did not have proper facilities, and he was being sent to certain death, fell on deaf years.. His prediction came true and he lost his life due to a system without milk of human kindness and a heart.

Media
release by

Salim A. Singh, President, Fiji Indian Association

The Fiji Indian Association, Wellington Inc has
described as “heartless” the decision of the New Zealand Government to send the
late Mr Sanil Kumar back to Fiji, despite his proven need for a kidney
transplant.

“By refusing to allow him to remain in New Zealand, the
Associate Minister of Immigration, Nikki Kaye actually imposed a death sentence
on this young man.”

Nikki Kaye, NZ Associate Minister of Immigration, who despite NZ outlawing capital punishment, sentenced Sanil Kumar to certain death by sending him to a country which did not have proper medical facilities, contrary to advice to her by faceless people. Is this lady hiding behind privacy issues? FIJI PUNDIT is still carrying out investigations in this issue.

The Minister’s refusal to intervene clearly shows the
lack of compassion and human values of the current Government and the decision
to send Sanil Kumar back to Fiji is condemned in the strongest terms possible.

It is clear that the Government is now indulging in
media spin by saying the Fijian Ministry of Health had assured it that
facilities were available in Fiji for Mr Kumar’s care and treatment.

Mr Kumar’s family and well-wishers had raised funds for
his treatment and his presence in New Zealand would not have been detrimental
to New Zealand’s health system or citizens and his continued presence would not
have been contrary to the public interest.

Salim Ashwin Singh, President of Fiji Indian Association , Wellington. "Associate Minister for Immigration, Nikki Kaye actually imposed a death sentence on this young man.” he said, in a media release by the Association.This is perhaps one of the first, and only functioning umbrella organisation representing Indo-Fijians in their respective area. They were the first organisation in New Zealand which started commemorating Girmit Remembrance Day. They are at website: www.fia.org.nz

President, Salim A Singh says the New Zealand Government
decision was heartless and Mr Kumar’s demise should be on the collective
conscience of the current Government. Mr Singh says he is confident such a
decision would not have been taken by Governments led by leaders like the late
David Lange, Helen Clark and Jim Bolger and that the manner in which this
matter has been handled by the Government shows a clear departure from normal
New Zealand humanitarian values.

The Association expresses its heartfelt condolences to
the Kumar family.

[FIJI PUNDIT also joins with Fiji Indian Association of
Wellington, New Zealand, in expressing its deepest condolences to families of
Sanil Kumar, who was sent to certain death by NZ Associate Minister for
Immigration and her heartless and faceless bureaucratic advisers.